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Antique French Empire Style Side Chairs Black and Gold Upholstery Pair
Located in Pataskala, OH
This pair of antique French Empire style side chairs have beautiful hand painted gold details on
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Late 20th Century American Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Wood
Empire Side Chairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
Set of four black lacquered side chairs. Individual prices available
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
$4,600
Pair of French Gilt Side Chairs
Located in Natchez, MS
Pair of French gilt side chairs in red silk damask. Exceptional carving and detail of all forms of
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Set of Four 19th Century French Empire Style Fauteuils in Mahogany
Located in Houston, TX
Set of four 19th century fauteuils. Seating depth is 19" and seating width is 19".
Established in 1979, Joyce Horn Antiques, ltd. continues its 36 year tradition of being a family...
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Wood
19th Century Empire Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
Curved back terminating in finely carved lion's heads
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Leather
First Empire Mahogany Desk Chair with Concave Back
Located in New York, NY
First Empire mahogany desk chair concave back, inscrolled arms, turned front legs, ball feet
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Set of FOUR fine Empire mahogany side chairs
Located in St. Louis, MO
Set of FOUR fine Empire mahogany side chairs, each with a tablet back over a well carved splat with
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
French Empire pale mahogany Rams head desk chair
Located in London, GB
French Empire pale mahogany Rams head desk chair, c1825. 33 inches high, 24 wide, 18 deep.
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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
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Mahogany
A Period, French, Empire, Painted, 19th C Bergere
Located in New York, NY
A Handsome Period Empire Bergere with Carved Decoration and Original Paint. French, Circa 1805
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Pair of diminutive Empire arm chairs
Located in Boston, MA
Pair of diminutive Second Empire arm chairs with dolphin carved arms. Price is for the pair.
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
Elegant French Empire barrel back bergere
Located in Long Island City, NY
Elegantly shaped and very comfortable French Empire barrel back bergere in mahogany. Down-swept
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of French Empire Mahogany Bergeres
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair of late French Empire period mahogany scroll arm bergeres, circa 1820.
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Antique 19th Century French First Empire Bergere Chairs
Pair of 19th c. Maison Kreiger Empire Mahogany Chairs
By Maison Krieger
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of Maison Krieger Empire mahogany and bronze mounted side chairs.
H: 36" W: 18.5" D: 18"
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Set of Eight French Empire Dining Chairs by Jansen
Located in Water Mill, NY
Set of eight French Empire bronze mounted dining chairs with tailored backs decorated with central
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Vintage 1940s Dining Room Chairs
Empire Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Black enameled chair with metal mounts and tight seat.
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
$5,175
19th Century, French, Napoleonic Campaign Style Folding Chair
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This 19th century campaign style chair was purchased in France and is made of walnut. The woven
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Empire Chairs
Pair of Walnut Empire Egyptology Salon Chairs
Located in Southampton, NY
Pair of Walnut Empire Egyptology Salon Chairs with Brass Ormolo Trim
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Brass
Empire Bergere
Located in New Orleans, LA
Black enameled chair with metal mounts and tight seat
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood
$5,175
Eight Empire Style Dining Chairs
Located in New Orleans, LA
Eight gondola style dining chairs, the curved back flaring forward, ending in dolphin heads at the
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Upholstery
Pair of Traditional French 19th Century Empire Leather Armchairs
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This pair of Antique Ebonized Empire Leather Lounge Chairs are made out of mahogany wood stained in
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Lounge Chairs
Materials
Upholstery, Leather, Cotton, Foam, Wood, Mahogany, Giltwood
French Mahogany Desk Chair
Located in London, GB
French Empire Mahogany Tub Back Desk Chair with Lion’s Head Armrests c.1810
Seat Height: 19
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Empire Revival Mahogany Tub Shaped Desk Chair
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Empire revival mahogany tub shaped desk chair
We are pleased to be able to offer for sale, this
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Antique Late 19th Century French Empire Revival Office Chairs and Desk C...
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
Set of Six Grey Painted X-Frame French Empire Style Dinin Chairs
Located in Long Island City, NY
Set of Six Grey Painted X-Frame French Empire Style Chairs. The chairs upholstered in black leather
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Antique 19th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Gondola chair mahogany horsehair cover restored, France, circa 1810
Located in Muenster, NRW
France circa 1810
Mahogany
Horsehair cover
Restored residential-ready state
Measures: Height 80
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Antique 1810s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Empire painted bergere
Located in St. Louis, MO
Empire painted bergere, the top rail over the upholstered back and loose cushion, the arms well
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
$6,500
Empire Mahogany Tabouret
Located in Fulda, DE
Very elegant empire tabouret, mahogany with bronze-mounted swan-heads, France, 1820.
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Bronze
$3,204
A Pair of Second Empire Fauteuil-Gondole, France
Located in Chicago, IL
A pair of second empire chairs with exquisitely carved gilded swans on sabre legs.
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French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Walnut Empire Style Bergere
Located in New York, NY
A Walnut Empire Style Bergere En Gondole with Front Legs in the Form of Egyptian Caryatids with
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Walnut
Pair Empire Style Fauteuils
Located in Savannah, GA
Pair Empire style French fauteuils with a distressed finish, the seats and backs upholstered in
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
19th Century Set of Six Wood and Fabric French Dining Chairs
Located in Florence, IT
19th century set of six wood and fabric French dining chairs.
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Antique 1890s French Empire Chairs
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Empire Style Walnut Bergere
Located in New York, NY
Wonderfully proportioned Empire Style walnut bergere in new upholstery. Beautiful carved detail
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Walnut, Fabric
Set of Four Empire Style Dining Chairs
Located in Bridgehampton, NY
Set of four Empire style dining chairs in original painted surface with carved and gilt
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood, Fabric
Set of Eight Empire Dining Chairs
Located in Plainville, KS
French inspired Empire Dining Chairs. Gilt decoration on the front legs, nailhead trim.
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20th Century American Dining Room Chairs
Empire Bergere
Located in Alexandria, VA
This beautiful chair has excellent hand-carved sea serpents for arms - it also has excellent
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
$4,600
Bergere Chair, Armchair, France, circa 1800, Mahogany
Located in Muenster, NRW
Mahogany veneered.
Circular armrest form.
Exclusive silk seat cover.
Anew upholstered and referring.
Restored state.
Shellac polish.
Measures: Height 97 cm, width 65 cm, depth...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Pair of Tufted Leather Empire Style Armchairs
Located in San Mateo, CA
A gorgeous pair of carved mahogany armchairs. These chairs have an arched incurved padded back and
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Vintage 1930s French Empire Club Chairs
Materials
Leather, Mahogany
A Pair of Mahogany Empire Style Bergères
Located in London, GB
A pair of mahogany Empire style armchairs or bergères. With carved and fluted arms. Fully re
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Linen
Pair of Early 19th Century French Chairs
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Early 19th Century French Empire, Gilded Chairs
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Antique 19th Century French Empire Side Chairs
Materials
Giltwood
Belle Epoch Empire Style Barrel Chair
Located in Alexandria, VA
This chair is of beautiful mahogany with excellent ormolu mounts - excellent for a desk or as an
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Early 20th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of Flamed Mahogany Empire Chairs
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Beautiful pair of fine ormolu mounted mahogany chairs
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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Empire Period Mahogany Fauteuils
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Empire Mahogany Fauteuils with Gilt Bronze Laurel Motif Decor,
France, 19th Century
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
A Set of Six Empire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Six Empire Style Mahogany Dining Chairs, France c. 1920
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Early 20th Century French Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Mahogany, Velvet
SET OF SIX 1940
S EMPIRE STYLE CHERRY CHAIRS
Located in San Francisco, CA
SET OF SIX 1940'S EMPIRE STYLE CHERRY CHAIRS
34" H X 19" W X 19" D ( 19" SEAT)
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Vintage 1940s French Dining Room Chairs
Empire Style Mahogany and Leather Tub Shaped Desk Library Chair, circa 1920
Located in Salisbury, Wiltshire
Mahogany tub shaped desk chair
This mahogany tub shaped desk chair was made circa 1920.
The
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Vintage 1920s French Empire Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
EIGHT French Consulat Style Dining Chairs
Located in Woodbury, CT
and heavily ornamented First Empire taste. This set of two armchairs and six side chairs is
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Mid-20th Century French Empire Revival Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Ormolu
Empire Parcel Gilt Bergere
Located in Hudson, NY
French Empire mahogany and parcel gilt bergere with padded backrest beneath reeded top rail
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair of mid 20th c. mahogany French Empire style "fauteuils en gondole"
Located in Sint-Kruis, BE
Pair of mid XXth century French mahogany Empire style" fauteuils en gondole"
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French Side Chairs
Set of Six French Lyre-Back Dining Chairs
Located in Miami, FL
Set of six French mahogany, ebonized and partial-gilt lyre back dining chairs.
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Early 20th Century French Empire Dining Room Chairs
Materials
Wood
An Early 19th Century Empire Period Fauteuil
Located in London, GB
An early nineteenth century walnut fauteuil or open armchair with upholstered back and seat, having a finely flamed crest rail, the arms, headed by carved scallop shells and supporte...
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Antique 19th Century French Chairs
Empire Bergere Blue Upholstery Armchair
Located in New York, NY
French empire bergere armchair having blue upholstery and mahogany wood.
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Empire period carved mahogany Bergere
Located in New York, NY
An Empire period carved mahogany Bergere, French c 1810
Width-24" Depth-22" Back height-38
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Mahogany
Pair Of Empire Painted Bergeres.
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Empire cream painted and parcel gilt bergeres with reeded backs and serpentine fluted
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French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood
19th Century Empire Mahogany Bergere
Located in New York, NY
19th Century Empire mahogany bergere with concave back and Neo-Egyptian Female head terminals
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Pair of Empires style armchairs
Located in Madrid, ES
A beautiful pair of natural oak Empires style armchairs with a "fascies" shape carved arm and
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Vintage 1940s French Bergere Chairs
1st Empire mahogany desk chair, carved lionhead terminals
Located in New York, NY
Concave cresting, carved lionhead terminals, turned Jacob legs
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Antique 19th Century French Office Chairs and Desk Chairs
Pair of Empire Style Bergeres / Armchairs
Located in San Francisco, CA
A chic pair of gilt and painted Empire style Bergeres / armchairs. The arms feature carved swans
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Antique 19th Century French Bergere Chairs
Materials
Wood, Upholstery
Unusual Set Of Four Early 19th Century Chairs
Located in London, GB
Ash wood, the gently curved backs with carved facing eagle heads, standing on curved front legs and straight rear legs with original yellow cut velvet upholstery. Condition is genera...
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Antique Early 19th Century French Empire Chairs
Materials
Ash, Velvet
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French Empire Chairs For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of French empire chairs available for sale. The range of distinct French empire chairs — often made from wood, mahogany and fabric — can elevate any home. French empire chairs have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of French empire chairs to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Empire, Neoclassical and Mid-Century Modern French empire chairs are of considerable interest. Maison Jansen, Dedar and Drexel each produced beautiful French empire chairs that are worth considering.
How Much are French Empire Chairs?
French empire chairs can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $4,498, while the lowest priced sells for $246 and the highest can go for as much as $212,852.
Finding the Right Seating for You
With entire areas of our homes reserved for “sitting rooms,” the value of quality antique and vintage seating cannot be overstated.
Fortunately, the design of side chairs, armchairs and other lounge furniture — since what were, quite literally, the early perches of our ancestors — has evolved considerably.
Among the earliest standard seating furniture were stools. Egyptian stools, for example, designed for one person with no seat back, were x-shaped and typically folded to be tucked away. These rudimentary chairs informed the design of Greek and Roman stools, all of which were a long way from Sori Yanagi's Butterfly stool or Alvar Aalto's Stool 60. In the 18th century and earlier, seats with backs and armrests were largely reserved for high nobility.
The seating of today is more inclusive but the style and placement of chairs can still make a statement. Antique desk chairs and armchairs designed in the style of Louis XV, which eventually included painted furniture and were often made of rare woods, feature prominently curved legs as well as Chinese themes and varied ornaments. Much like the thrones of fairy tales and the regency, elegant lounges crafted in the Louis XV style convey wealth and prestige. In the kitchen, the dining chair placed at the head of the table is typically reserved for the head of the household or a revered guest.
Of course, with luxurious vintage or antique furnishings, every chair can seem like the best seat in the house. Whether your preference is stretching out on a plush sofa, such as the Serpentine, designed by Vladimir Kagan, or cozying up in a vintage wingback chair, there is likely to be a comfy classic or contemporary gem for you on 1stDibs.
With respect to the latest obsessions in design, cane seating has been cropping up everywhere, from sleek armchairs to lounge chairs, while bouclé fabric, a staple of modern furniture design, can be seen in mid-century modern, Scandinavian modern and Hollywood Regency furniture styles.
Admirers of the sophisticated craftsmanship and dark woods frequently associated with mid-century modern seating can find timeless furnishings in our expansive collection of lounge chairs, dining chairs and other items — whether they’re vintage editions or alluring official reproductions of iconic designs from the likes of Hans Wegner or from Charles and Ray Eames. Shop our inventory of Egg chairs, designed in 1958 by Arne Jacobsen, the Florence Knoll lounge chair and more.
No matter your style, the collection of unique chairs, sofas and other seating on 1stDibs is surely worthy of a standing ovation.
Questions About French Empire Chairs
- What is an Empire chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 26, 2021An Empire chair refers to a piece of seating furniture created in the Empire style. A phase of the neoclassical style, the Empire style gets its name from the rule of the Emperor Napoleon I. The furniture is colossal, weight-wise, and richly adorned with bronze and marble. Shop a collection of antique, vintage, and contemporary Empire chairs from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The Classical world is primarily what influenced French Empire furniture. Greek and Roman motifs appear on many pieces. In addition, the opulence of Egyptian furniture inspired furniture makers active during the period. On 1stDibs, shop a range of French Empire furniture.
- What is a French berère chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A French berère chair is a style of chair with an upholstered back and armrests. These French-style chairs are crafted to be wider than standard chairs with comfort in mind. You’ll find a variety of French berère chairs on 1stDibs.
- What is a French-style chair?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The term French-style chair usually refers to one of two styles of chairs. The first is an upholstered armchair with an exposed wood frame, and the other is a cane chair with loose seat cushions. Both types of French-style chairs are also called bergères. On 1stDibs, find an assortment of bergères from some of the world’s top boutiques.
- What are French chairs called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022French chairs are called bergère. Bergères have an upholstered back and armrests with wooden exposed framing. Bergère continues to be a popular style that adds an elegant touch to any room. You’ll find a selection of antique chairs on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 13, 2023What French bistro chairs are made of varies. Introduced during the 19th century, many French bistro chairs feature a frame made of aluminum or wrought iron, while the seat cushions and backrests of these furnishings are frequently made of rattan. This type of chair became especially popular in the busy cafes of Paris during the 1920s. On 1stDibs, find a selection of bistro chairs.
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